2019
Proteomic Detection and Validation of Translated Small Open Reading Frames
Khitun A, Slavoff SA. Proteomic Detection and Validation of Translated Small Open Reading Frames. Current Protocols In Chemical Biology 2019, 11: e77. PMID: 31750990, PMCID: PMC6878975, DOI: 10.1002/cpch.77.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsChromatography, LiquidGenomicsHumansOpen Reading FramesProtein BiosynthesisProteinsProteomicsTandem Mass SpectrometryTranscriptomeConceptsSiRNA-based silencingSmall open reading framesNon-AUG start codonsOpen reading frameStandard proteomic methodsSpecific transcript isoformsCultured human cellsUnique tryptic peptidesGenomic lociShorter proteinTranscript isoformsProtein databaseProteomic methodsNovel regulatorReading frameProteomic detectionStart codonFunctional characterizationMass spectrometry-based detectionComplete annotationSmall proteinsHuman cellsTryptic peptidesProtein extractionSmORFs
2018
The translation of non-canonical open reading frames controls mucosal immunity
Jackson R, Kroehling L, Khitun A, Bailis W, Jarret A, York AG, Khan OM, Brewer JR, Skadow MH, Duizer C, Harman CCD, Chang L, Bielecki P, Solis AG, Steach HR, Slavoff S, Flavell RA. The translation of non-canonical open reading frames controls mucosal immunity. Nature 2018, 564: 434-438. PMID: 30542152, PMCID: PMC6939389, DOI: 10.1038/s41586-018-0794-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-canonical open reading framesOpen reading frameProtein-coding genomeReading frameNew open reading framesProtein-coding genesNon-protein codingNon-coding RNAsUnbiased transcriptomics approachTranscriptomic approachMethionine codonDistinct proteinsFunctional proteinsImportant transcriptsEssential roleGenomeAbsolute requirementGenesRNABacterial infectionsProteinaceous productsProteinTranslationMisannotationsCodon
2014
Discovery of Human sORF-Encoded Polypeptides (SEPs) in Cell Lines and Tissue
Ma J, Ward CC, Jungreis I, Slavoff SA, Schwaid AG, Neveu J, Budnik BA, Kellis M, Saghatelian A. Discovery of Human sORF-Encoded Polypeptides (SEPs) in Cell Lines and Tissue. Journal Of Proteome Research 2014, 13: 1757-1765. PMID: 24490786, PMCID: PMC3993966, DOI: 10.1021/pr401280w.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsShort open reading framesNon-AUG start codonsOpen reading frameCell linesHuman genomeMammalian cellsReading frameStart codonAdditional cell linesPolypeptide productsMolecular biologyUbiquitous classK562 cellsGenomeProteomeHuman SEPsPolypeptideHuman tissuesNew SEPCellsCodonDiscoveryBiologyTissueLines